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I lived in The Vale flats from 1953. First in Beech Avenue and then Larch Avenue. I first went to East Acton school before John Perryn and finally Bromyard Avenue, which was later renamed Faraday School just before I left in 1966. ...Read more

A memory of Acton by lesliehamilton61

On the very right of this photo is my grandad's shop. He had his name FV DRABBLE on the front, you can just see part of the name in the photo. My grandad was Langold's only cobbler. The bottom half of the windows were ...Read more

A memory of Langold in 1955 by Tony Mitchell

Hi Anne who went to Mulberry Street School. I was born in 1952 and went to Gaythorn Primary School. We must have played your school at Rounders. We were Lancashire champions of 1963 and I was ...Read more

A memory of Hulme by Janice Nelson

my name is gordon hay I was born in 1940 at 98 Dundas Street, I attended newtown primary school and then newham grange until 1955. I remember working at number of firms before going to sea in the merchant navy I ...Read more

A memory of Stockton-on-Tees in 1940 by Gordon Hay

I started life at the North Middlesex Hospital in January 1940. The 2nd World War causing damage all over. I lived with my Mum and Dad at St Mary's Gardens in Lower Edmonton. During the Battle of Britain, our house ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton by Ron West

From the 1960's We lived on Octavia House, I am Mike kilburn, there was my sister Susan, and brother Paul. My mother was Pat, sadly deceased. We moved to Dequincey house after living for some years on Octavia. I went to ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1960 by Mike Kilburn

My paternal Robinson relatives (married Moore) are buried in the churchyard at Great Shelford from 1839 and at one time lived in Woollard's Lane. In 1849 they moved into Cambridge when William Joseph Robinson marrried Jane ...Read more

A memory of Great Shelford in 1860 by Olga Lockley

Hello I have relatives who lived in Scorton, from c1895 upto at least 1927. Moses Cowell had a barn their and a family. They lived at Scorton Hall. Moses had a brother called Aaron Cowell, and he lived at ...Read more

A memory of Scorton in 1920 by John Melling

My Mother, Annette Mercer, lived here with her parents Margaret and Harold Mercer and siblings Roger, Lynda, Bruce and Carolyn in 1953. From here they went to Denton, Lancashire. Annette worked in the office of Wood Treatment in Biddulph. She was age 16 at the time.

A memory of Rushton Spencer in 1953 by Peter Almond

My grandfather was stationed on the island "During the War"and was very friendly with a family from Arreton called Hendy. The mother's name was Lil and the father was affectionally called"Tit" (because he was ...Read more

A memory of Arreton by Joanne Fisk